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  1. Zebco Kid

    Question MRS DdRT vs. SRS SRT

    Richard, et.al., Keep the conversations coming. Some of us enjoy your analysis and opinions based on your experience - either in the field and/or in the lab. It's a good place to stretch out. People are reading and sharing and learning. Cheers.
  2. Zebco Kid

    Roll N' Lock not holding....

    Climbstihl, That was my experience. I'm hoping that I simply had it configured wrong. I'll be giving it another try.
  3. Zebco Kid

    Comfort in the Canopy...

    Thanks Moss. I hear the message to get in the right section of the site. Off I go. Thank. you for the details.
  4. Zebco Kid

    Roll N' Lock not holding....

    Alright. I saw someone place that tether to facilitate opening the device, but off it goes. Thank you for the insight/oversight/experience.
  5. Zebco Kid

    Comfort in the Canopy...

    Thanks DSMc. This is all fascinating to me.
  6. Zebco Kid

    Comfort in the Canopy...

    Moss, When you approach a tree as you describe above, do you generally retie a new primary canopy anchored line when you go aloft? Or, it just depends. Sometimes you’re good to go with the original approach?
  7. Zebco Kid

    Comfort in the Canopy...

    I will start doing that, Moss. Thank you. DG
  8. Zebco Kid

    Comfort in the Canopy...

    Ahh. Thank you, Moss. This is most excellent. I've just been focusing on a single stout limb (like MRS) with a canopy anchor. I will start to explore multiple (stout) limbs with a but with a base anchor.
  9. Zebco Kid

    Roll N' Lock not holding....

    I don't even believe in rocks!
  10. Zebco Kid

    Comfort in the Canopy...

    Hello DSMc, Thank you for your thoughts. You suggest a base anchored SRS. Perhaps I have it wrong, but I thought the base anchoring doubles the force of my weight...not just at the base where it would be tied...but also on the limb that the rope has captured. I would think that this would...
  11. Zebco Kid

    Roll N' Lock not holding....

    Hello Richard. I can't be sure...but I think you might have uncovered my problem. I have the RnL mounted properly on the rope...however, as you pointed out in, "Couple of Things...#2"...I think I was rigged for a "bad day." I wont be doing that again. I'm much obliged.
  12. Zebco Kid

    Roll N' Lock not holding....

    Yeah. It’s interesting how the things I’ve read about become personal experiences over time.
  13. Zebco Kid

    Roll N' Lock not holding....

    Chris, I was looking for something super compact. I surprised it doesn't grab more easily. All roads keep taking me back to the Petzl Rollclip. For some unexplainable reason, I have hesitated on that carabiner. Probably because I have a bucket of them that I'm not using...and I don't want to...
  14. Zebco Kid

    Roll N' Lock not holding....

    JCB, Thank you for that. FYI...I'm using Teufelberger Tachyon Ash
  15. Zebco Kid

    Roll N' Lock not holding....

    I can’t recall, as I was the load. Once I slipped (not fall), I regrouped and tried to figure out what happened. Definitely made me pause in terms of how I had hoped to deploy the device. It surprised me because I know people are hanging from these as seen on numerous rock climbing videos...
  16. Zebco Kid

    Roll N' Lock not holding....

    You mean a Roll N Lock? Oops. Yes!
  17. Zebco Kid

    Roll N' Lock not holding....

    Hello All, Today I took a Rock N' Lock for its maiden voyage. I want to be using it for mechanical advantage on my limb walk return. Basically, I want to attach it to the rope near the TIP, then attach a carabiner. and clip the running end of the rope into the carabiner. Or...place it on the...
  18. Zebco Kid

    Comfort in the Canopy...

    Hello All, Thanks for your thoughts. I went out today nice and relaxed. Still safe. Just not imagining the 8" limb TIP shearing off due to my 156 pound body weight. Onward and upward...and some lateral movement too!
  19. Zebco Kid

    Comfort in the Canopy...

    Good morning, All. I'm a recreational climber. I'm quite comfortable in the tree. I trust my rope, gear, knots. I'm conservative in terms of my tree and limb selection. What I mean is trees are stout, and limbs are 8" or larger. The only "spook" I have is this idea that sometimes a limb might...
  20. Zebco Kid

    New HitchHikerXF

    Hello SeanRuel, I know you aren’t directing this to me but let me share that I climbed some 200’ Redwoods last week. The descent was long. Having the plug in place would have taken the heat buildup off the hitch.

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